In the case of City of Philadelphia v.Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission,the court restricted the employment of youth supervisors to persons of the same sex as those being supervised.This decision is based on which of the following concepts?

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The concept in play here is the Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) which allows employers to discriminate in hiring based on gender only if it is necessary for the job. In this case, the court allowed for a BFOQ exception to the usual prohibition against gender discrimination in employment, reasoning that the youth supervisor needs to be of the same sex as the youths they supervise due to privacy concerns.

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